Cultural Misfit

Sometimes there is "handwriting on the wall" that says it is time to make a change. The only times I have ever job hopped were when the company I was working for began to engage in unscrupulous activity that I did not want to take part in. They really left me little choice.

I did alot of that but we moved alot so I had to if I wanted to work . I liked all the jobs I had and fit in any where I went

The reasons for job hopping is money. But this will only work if you are good at what you do. And if you are good at what you do, your employer will reward you financially in order to keep you and prevent you from job hopping. So if you are job hopping, you are probably faking it and you are not as good as you think you are. People in the IT industry speak the same language and integrate very quickly. Those people don't spend much time socialising. It is all about programming. And even when they have a drink together, they still talk about programming. Their life revolve around it. It is a serious job which require brain power, and they take it very seriously, because the whole company stop if the computer department fail. There are 1000 employes whose job depends of the 6 IT employes in the computer department.

Hi SV! May be in today's fast changing world people feel dissatisfied with their job and keep looking for new avenues. It is a competitive world and people change their job for better prospects. I personally feel that till all opportunities for a person is closed in a particular organisation, where s/he is working, s/he should not change her/his job. I have never changed my job.

Job hopping is because you either want something better (more money, benefits, etc.) or because you want to get away from something bad (you hate your work, your boss, the company culture, etc.). I'm not comfortable moving around. I do remember at my last job, I had been there about 7 years when I applied for a job in IT, and (weird) the boss questioned why I hadn't moved, as it if was odd or something.

I am one who does not like to stay in a company for too long, but I tried to stay at least two years. That way my employment record will look better than if it says moving job every year It takes me several months to get to know the other employees characters and behaviors, as well as the business nature of the company. At one time, it took me several days to know that the company I was working with was no good. Luckily I got out there just after 10 days working. The company was close several months later for fraud. An employer will look at your employment record before accepting you to the company, and a job hopper is considered risky to have as an employee cause he/she will certainly busy finding another job before the one year end. Additional headache for the company and not a good image for the company either as it will show a high turn over in the company.

Hi SV hope u must be doing well. Well, i am like u the job i am doing is my first job since last 13 yrs, oopsssssss may be i am not readty to take chances

I think every office or working palace have their own work culture and when a new employees get job this this company he had to obey all the work culture of the particular company. I also like work culture for my own comfortable.